JP2009279229A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handy vacuum cleaner which is excellent in interior appearance even in a room when the cleaner is not used, and includes an illumination means to attain rapid usage. <P>SOLUTION: The vacuum cleaner includes: a cleaner body; and a holding base for fixing and holding the cleaner body. The cleaner body includes: a suction port; a discharge port; and an opaque cylindrical body case partially having a light-transmissible opaque part. An electric blower, dust removing means, and power feeding means are arranged inside the body case. Light emitting means is arranged in the neighborhood of the outer periphery of the suction port. The holding base includes a reflection part for reflecting light to be emitted from the light emitting means in a state where the cleaner body is fixed and held. The reflected light comes from a light-transmissible outer peripheral part arranged in the outer periphery of the suction port into the cylindrical body, and is reflected, thereby shining the light-transmissive opaque part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly to a handy type vacuum cleaner provided with illumination means.

  Conventionally, a vacuum cleaner provided with an illumination lamp has been proposed to clean a dark place.

  For example, there was a vacuum cleaner that mounted a lamp and a refracting plate on the floor brush and irradiates the floor surface in conjunction with the direction of travel of the floor brush, but only illuminates the suction area and its surroundings locally. When not in use, it is often stored in a storage room or the like and difficult to use immediately (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, there was a vacuum cleaner with a rotating door-shaped reflector on the light emitting part, but it not only illuminates the operation part, but it is often stored in a storage room when not in use. It was difficult to use immediately (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  Furthermore, the handy type vacuum cleaner which provided the illuminating lamp in the suction inlet side of the vacuum cleaner main body is proposed (for example, refer patent document 3).

However, when the vacuum cleaner is placed in the room when not in use, the one described in Patent Document 3 lacks aesthetics in the room and is often stored in a storage room or the like, and is used immediately. In addition, when the illumination lamp is turned on, the illumination lamp light is directly in eyes and is not preferable.
JP-A-5-220079 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-77528 JP-A-63-95023

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and is a handy type electric cleaning device equipped with lighting means that is excellent in indoor aesthetics and can be used immediately even when it is not in use. The purpose is to provide a machine.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention includes a vacuum cleaner main body and a holding base that fixes and holds the vacuum cleaner main body, and the vacuum cleaner main body has an intake port on one end side and an other end. An opaque cylindrical main body case provided with an exhaust port on the side and partially provided with a translucent opaque portion is provided. In the main body case, there is an electric blower and between the electric blower and the intake port. A dust removing means provided and a power feeding means for feeding power to the electric blower are provided, a light emitting means is provided in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the intake port, and the vacuum cleaner main body is fixed and held on the holding stand And a reflecting portion for reflecting the light emitted from the light emitting means is provided, and the reflected light is reflected from the light transmitting outer peripheral portion provided on the outer periphery of the air inlet into the cylindrical body, and the light transmitting light is reflected. It is characterized by shining a sex opaque part.

  According to the vacuum cleaner of the present invention, a handy type vacuum cleaner having illumination means that is excellent in indoor aesthetics and can be used immediately even when it is not used is provided in the room. be able to.

  A vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the vacuum cleaner separated into a vacuum cleaner body and a holding base, and FIG. 3 is a suction of the vacuum cleaner. The perspective view which expands and shows the opening | mouth vicinity, FIG. 4 is the same sectional drawing.

  As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the vacuum cleaner 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention consists of the vacuum cleaner main body 2 and the holding stand 3 which fixes and hold | maintains this vacuum cleaner main body 2. As shown in FIG.

  The vacuum cleaner main body 2 includes a main body case 4, and the main body case 4 is provided with an intake port 5 on one end side (front end side) and an exhaust port 6 and a grip 7 on the other end side (rear end side).

  The main body case 4 includes a cylindrical and transparent inner case 41 and an outer case 42 covering the inner case 41. The main body case 4 accommodates the dust collecting means 8, and the translucent opaque portion 43a of the present invention. Is provided with a dust collecting case 43, an electric blower 9, and a blower housing case 44 that houses the secondary battery 10 that supplies power to the electric blower 9. The secondary battery 10 functions as a power supply means in the present invention.

  The dust collecting means 8 is composed of, for example, a bag-like paper filter, and dust is removed from the air containing dust sucked from the filter inlet by the paper filter, and the dust-removed air is sucked into the electric blower 9. The dust collecting means may employ a high-speed separation system that separates dust contained in air flowing at high speed by a difference in gravity.

  The translucent opaque part 43a cannot see the inside of the dust collecting case 43 through the translucent opaque part 43a, but transmits a part of light, and is a milky white cover used for frosted glass or lighting equipment. Specifically, it is made of, for example, a milky white and translucent synthetic resin.

  In this embodiment, the translucent opaque part is provided in the outer case and the inner case is transparent, but the outer case is transparent, and the part corresponding to the dust collecting case part of the inner case is translucent and opaque. You may make it provide a translucent opaque part in a main body case.

  Further, the dust collecting case portion 43 and the blower housing case portion 44 are integrated so as to be separable, and when the cleaning is repeated and dust is collected in the dust collecting means 8, the dust collecting case portion 43 is replaced with the blower housing case. Separated from the portion 44, dust can be discarded.

  The blower housing case portion 44 is provided with an exhaust port 6 and a gripping portion 7. The gripping portion 7 is provided with a cleaning switch 11 for stopping the electric blower 9 at the horizontal portion, and the root portion emits light. A light emission switch 12 is provided for turning on and off the means.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a transparent and disk-shaped bottom surface portion 42a is formed on the tip end side (lower side in the drawing) of the dust collecting case portion 43 that is integrally or integrally connected to the translucent opaque portion 43a. Furthermore, a dust suction tube insertion portion 42b is erected in the center of the bottom surface portion 42a. A hollow cylindrical dust suction tube 15 forming the air inlet 5 is inserted into the dust suction tube insertion portion 42b so as to be freely inserted and removed, and a brush 16 is planted in a ring shape at the tip of the dust suction tube 15.

  Further, a plurality of white light emitting elements 17 and at least one ultraviolet light emitting element 18 as light emitting means are provided in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the air inlet 5. The white light emitting element 17 and the ultraviolet light emitting element 18 are provided on the front end side of the bottom surface portion 42a, and are attached to a transparent ring-shaped attachment plate 19 whose surface is textured. A circuit element 20 for supplying power to these elements is provided outside the ultraviolet light emitting element 18.

  Further, on the front end side of the mounting plate 19, a holding member insertion hole 21b having a ring-shaped outer fitting rise 21a formed at the center, a light emitting element insertion hole 21c into which the white light emitting element 17 and the ultraviolet light emitting element 18 are inserted. And a substantially dish-shaped support plate 21 provided with a housing recess 21d for housing the circuit element 20, and the support plate 21 is inserted into the holding member insertion hole 21b and is fitted onto the dust suction tube insertion portion 42b. 22 is held by the dust collection case 43.

  Further, a flat umbrella-shaped transparent cover member 23 is provided so as to cover the white light emitting element 17, the ultraviolet light emitting element 18 and the support plate 21, and the cover member 23 has a ring-shaped outer fitting portion 23a and a dust suction tube insertion portion 42b. The dust collection pipe 15 penetrates through a through hole 23b provided in the center.

  The translucent outer peripheral portion 24 of the present invention includes, for example, an inner case 41, a bottom surface portion 42a, a mounting plate 19, a support plate 21, and a cover member 23.

  A lead wire 25 for supplying power to the white light emitting element 17 and the ultraviolet light emitting element 18 is provided outside the translucent opaque portion 43a on the holding base 3 side (right side in the drawing) of the dust collecting case portion 43, The lead wire 25 is covered with a translucent opaque lead wire cover 26.

  On the other hand, the holding base 3 includes a substantially ring-shaped base part 31 and a columnar part 32 rising from one side (rear side) of the base part 31.

  The pedestal 31 includes a cylindrical brush accommodating portion 31a that accommodates the brush 16 and the tip of the dust suction tube 15 at the center in a state where the cleaner body 2 is held by the holding pedestal 3, and an outer periphery of the brush accommodating portion 31a. And a reflective portion 31b provided at a position facing the white light emitting element 17 and the ultraviolet light emitting element 18, and an outer periphery of the reflective portion 31b. A support ring 31c to be supported and a substantially ring-shaped upright portion 31d to which the support plate 21 is loosely fitted are provided.

  The reflection part 31b is formed by vapor-depositing or coating a metal on a synthetic resin base material.

  In addition, the columnar portion 32 has a surface on the side of the base portion 31 that is located above the circular arc-shaped concave portion 32a and an arc-shaped concave portion 32a having a circular arc cross-section that accommodates part of the dust collecting case portion 43. A U-shaped concave portion 32b having a substantially U-shaped cross section is provided, and a charging rectifier (not shown) is accommodated in the columnar portion 32, and the charging rectifier is supplied with power from an indoor outlet. A wiring provided with a socket and a connection terminal appropriately connected to a charging connection terminal provided in the main body case 4 are provided.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which a secondary battery is used as the power supply means has been described. However, as the power supply means, for example, a power supply line for directly using alternating current is provided in the vicinity of the grip portion, You may make it supply electric power to an electric blower.

  Next, the usage method of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when the vacuum cleaner 1 is not in use, when the vacuum cleaner body 2 is fixed and held on the holding table 3, the wiring provided on the holding table 3, the rectifier for charging, the connection terminal, and the main body case The secondary battery 10 is charged through a charging connection terminal provided in the power source 4.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the vacuum cleaner body 2 is removed from the holding base 3 during use.

  Thereafter, the cleaning switch 11 is turned on to operate the electric blower 9 to generate a negative pressure at the intake port 5, and the dust on the cleaning surface is sucked from the intake port 5 to be removed, and the removed dust is collected. Dust is collected in the dust means 8. On the other hand, the dust-removed air is sucked into the electric blower 9 and exhausted out of the main body case 4 through the exhaust port 6.

  When cleaning the dark cleaning surface when using the vacuum cleaner 1, the light emitting switch 12 is turned on, the white light emitting element 17 and the ultraviolet light emitting element 18 are turned on, and the cleaning surface is illuminated for easy cleaning. In addition, the cleaning surface can be sterilized with ultraviolet rays.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, when the electric vacuum cleaner 1 is not used, the cleaner body 2 is fixed and held on the holding stand 3.

  When the light emitting switch 12 is turned on in a dark room where the vacuum cleaner 1 is placed such as at night, the white light emitting element 17 and the ultraviolet light emitting element 18 are turned on.

  The light emitted from the white light emitting element 17 is transmitted through the transparent cover member 23 and is reflected by the reflecting portion 31b located in front of the white light emitting element 17, and is again transmitted through the cover member 23 to be further supported. The plate 21 and the textured mounting plate 19 are irregularly reflected, pass through the bottom surface portion 42a and the inner case 41, enter the dust collecting case portion 43, and reflect on the dust collecting case portion 43, thereby translucent opaque parts. Light 43a. Therefore, the vacuum cleaner 1 in which the translucent opaque part 43a shines functions as a lighting device, for example, a night light.

  On the other hand, the ultraviolet light emitted from the ultraviolet light emitting element 18 is also reflected by the reflecting part 31b, enters the dust collecting case part 43, and irradiates the dust collecting means 8, like the light emitted from the white light emitting element 17. The dust case part 43 and the dust collecting means 8 are sterilized.

  As described above, since the vacuum cleaner 1 functions as a night light, it is excellent in indoor aesthetics even in a living room or a bedroom, so that it is resistant to always keeping the vacuum cleaner 1 in the living room or bedroom. There is no feeling, it is not necessary to store it in a container etc. and it is easy to use.

  According to the vacuum cleaner of this embodiment, when not in use, a handy type vacuum cleaner having a lighting means that is excellent in indoor aesthetics and can be used immediately even when placed in a room is realized. .

The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which isolate | separates and shows the vacuum cleaner which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention to a cleaner body and a holding stand. The perspective view which expands and shows the suction inlet vicinity of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing which expands and shows the suction inlet vicinity of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric vacuum cleaner 2 Vacuum cleaner main body 3 Holding stand 31 Base part 31a Brush accommodating part 31b Reflection part 31c Support ring 31d Standing upper part 32 Columnar part 32a Arc-shaped recessed part 32b U-shaped recessed part 4 Main body case 41 Inner case 42 Outer case 42a Bottom Part 42b Dust collection tube insertion part 43 Dust collection case part 43a Translucent opaque part 44 Blower housing case part 5 Intake port 6 Exhaust port 7 Grip part 8 Dust collecting means 9 Electric blower 10 Secondary battery 11 Cleaning switch 12 Light emission switch 15 Dust Absorbing Tube 16 Brush 17 White Light Emitting Element 18 Ultraviolet Light Emitting Element 19 Mounting Plate 20 Circuit Element 21 Support Plate 22 Holding Member 23 Cover Member

Claims (2)

A vacuum cleaner body and a holding base for fixing and holding the vacuum cleaner body,
The vacuum cleaner body includes an opaque cylindrical main body case provided with an intake port on one end side, an exhaust port on the other end side, and partially provided with a translucent opaque part,
In the main body case, an electric blower, a dust removing means provided between the electric blower and the intake port, and a power supply means for supplying power to the electric blower are provided.
A light emitting means is provided in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the inlet,
The holding stand is provided with a reflecting portion that reflects light emitted from the light emitting means in a state where the cleaner body is fixed and held,
An electric vacuum cleaner characterized in that the reflected light is reflected from the translucent outer peripheral portion provided on the outer periphery of the intake port into the cylindrical body to shine the translucent opaque portion. The vacuum cleaner with an illuminating device according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting means includes a plurality of light emitting elements, at least one of which is an ultraviolet light emitting element.

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